Vietnam strongly condemns the recent terrorist hostage crisis in Algeria, which resulted in severe civilian losses, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi in Hanoi on January 22. 

Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong on January 22 received a delegation of former Vietnamese educationists who worked in Laos before 1975. 

(VOV) - Vietnam will do its utmost to strengthen relations with Germany, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung told ambassador Jutta Frasch in Hanoi on January 22.

(VOV) - Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong met with Paolo Ferrero, General Secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), in Rome on January 22.

(VOV) - A ceremony was held in Rome on January 21 to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy.

(VOV) -Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa , President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and Men Som Oi, President of the Cambodian Women for Peace and Development organization (CWPD), signed a cooperation agreement for the 2013-2017 period in Phnom Penh on January 21.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to the UK aims to promote the political relationship, mutual understanding and trust as well as the strategic partnership between the two countries.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong received a delegation of Cao Dai dignitaries in Hanoi on January 21. 

Having enjoyed the sound friendship and remarkable developments in their bilateral relations, Vietnam and Italy agreed to establish a strategic partnership to further intensify their cooperation in the existing areas and expand it to new fields.

Vietnam values the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Italy in its relations with the European Union (EU). 

(VOV) - The two State leaders have agreed upon a score of specific measures to enhance bilateral cooperation and organize various activities marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Argentina.

(VOV) - A Cambodian Justice Ministry delegation led by Minister Ang Vong Vattana is paying a two-day working visit to Vietnam (January 21-22) at the invitation of Vietnamese Justice Minister Ha Hung Cuong.

(VOV) -A delegation led by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Rome on the afternoon of January 20 (local time), beginning an official state visit to Italy at the invitation of President Giorgio Napolitano.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed Vietnam’s desire to further strengthen cooperative relations with Argentina substantially and effectively.

(VOV) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has expressed his country’s desire to promote cooperative relations with Vietnam during a meeting with the Vietnamese community in Mississauga, Ontario on January 19.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong left Brussels on January 20, wrapping up his three-day official visit to Belgium and the European Union (EU).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called on the entire Party, army and people to have firm faith to bring the country out of difficulties and challenges to continue with firm development steps.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has said Vietnam wants to encourage cooperation between its localities and the various Belgian regions and communities.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his delegation started an official two-day visit to Italy on January 20 at the invitation of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City is ready to engender favourable conditions for Argentinean businesses to cooperate on and run direct investments in the city.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Embassy in the US held a talk on January 18 marking the 40th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords signing—the agreement that ended war and restored peace in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with Belgian Chamber of Representatives President Andre Flahaut and Belgian Senate President Sabine Baronne De Bethune on January 18.

Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on January 18 started her 4-day visit to Vietnam to open cooperative opportunities between the two countries.

(VOV) - Top Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have exchanged messages of congratulation, marking 63 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing has held a meeting on January 18 to mark the 63rd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo has welcomed Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit as an important political event to bring Vietnam-Belgium relations to a new height.

(VOV) - Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and his wife left Hanoi on January 17, wrapping up a four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.

Around 50 international delegates will take part in activities to commemorate the 40th  anniversary of the Paris Agreement ending the war in Vietnam.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to the European Union (EU) is a significant event to bring the EU-Vietnam mutually-beneficial cooperation and friendship to new heights.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) should play a greater role in promoting the people’s involvement in building a pure and strong Party and State, as well as implementing democracy in line with the Party’s orientations and the State’s law.